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Terms in French 1721-1730 of 10943

bec-plat

[French]

Spoonbill duck

bec-pointu

[French]

"Sharp beak." White skate.

becqueter

/beh-kuh-teh/
[French]

To pick at one's food.

bedeu

/be-duh/
[French]

A Provençal name for tripe.

bedjar

[French] plural bedjars

A name for a soft-shelled, long-necked clam in Charentes.

beefsteak tartar

[French]

Beef tartar is made from very finely chopped raw fillet of beef mixed with onion, gherkins (US: dill pickles) and capers and formed into the shape of a steak. A depression is made in the top into which a raw egg is broken. It is eaten raw. The meat really should not be minced (US: ground). It is thought to have originated with the fierce Tartars of the Baltic region of Russia who shredded the meat with a knife and ate it raw.

beefsteak tartare

[French]

Beef tartar is made from very finely chopped raw fillet of beef mixed with onion, gherkins (US: dill pickles) and capers and formed into the shape of a steak. A depression is made in the top into which a raw egg is broken. It is eaten raw. The meat really should not be minced (US: ground). It is thought to have originated with the fierce Tartars of the Baltic region of Russia who shredded the meat with a knife and ate it raw.

beguinette

[French]

Garden warbler, similar to becfigue or figpecker, found in northern France.

beigne

[French] plural beignes

A sweet or savoury fritter or doughnut.

beignet

/beh-nyay/
[French] plural beignets

"Bump." A sweet or savoury fritter or doughnut. A food which is dipped in batter and deep-fried.